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dige trlgehnlt' utenti tu it their @eine -ttnt rennt-weon 1r MAY coNcERN=- Y Be it known that I, JoHN I. MNROE, of Burlington, in 4the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachu-- setts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay Rake; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make'and use the same, reference being'had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this speciiication,` in which` Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of lmy improved hay rake.

Figure'2 is a'dctail-view of the divider.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. l My invention consists in the combination' of a divider with the frame 'of 'the' rake so constructed and arranged that when the teeth are'raised to dischargethe collected hayv and v'form a windrow, the divider niay at the sametime drop down into the-spread hay and -separateor divide it, so that when the rake-teeth descend,

after passing over the windrow, and theldivider rises, the said teeth may dropdown into the space thus cleared, and no hay-be leit scattered or trailing behind the rake.

A is the axle, and Bthc wheels of therake, C are the uprights that support the frame of the rake. The 'lower ends of the 'uprights C are attached to the 'axle A, and to theirvupper ends is attached.l thebeam D, upon which the teeth E of the rake arepivo'ted. To the upper side of the bearn`D are securely attachedblocks, F, of a breadth "equal to the desired space between the teeth. The upper ends of the long part el'oi' the teeth are pivoted between and to these blocks- To the lower ends of the long part e ofthe teeth E are securely attached the upper ends oi' the short part c2 of said-teeth. The parts e1 and e2 meet each lother at an acute angle, and the connection is strengthened by the short braces e3, one end of which is attached to the part al, and the other end to the part e2. By this construction the hay is-collectedby and drawn along upon th-e said teeth unt'ilthe rake-head is full; it .is then dischargedl to form. a windrow. Gfare elastic tips attached to the lower ends of the parts e?, of the'teeth E. These lips come in contactwwith the ground, and when they encounter an obstruction their elasticity enables them to pass over` it without rising 'so high as to scatter the collected hay. Upon the lower end of Vthe elastic tips Gr are formedv small knobs or shoes,.g1, so that the said tips' rnay slide freely over the ground. H are strengthening braces extending from the lower endsof the uprights Gup to the frame oi' the lrake to brace and strengthen it. V are the draught bars or thills ofv the rake, to the outer sides of which,i near their forward ends, arepivoted the forward ends loi the bars J. The rear ends of the bars J are securely attached to the ends'of the cross-bar K. L are the teethoi` the divider, the upper ends of which are secured to the cross-bar or head Min the ordinary manner. The dividerhead or cross-har Mis connected with'the bar K by the, spring hinge N. The hinge' N' is formed of` a steel rod, one end of which is securely attached to the upper/,side Ioi the bar Mnear one end it then passes through an e'ye or staple securely attached to the under side of the bar K, near its end,- thence it passes along between the bars 'KV and M, through an eye or staple attached tothe upper side ofthe bar M, near its other end, and its end is securely attached tothe underside of the bar'K, thus becoming at the same time a hinge to allowthc divider-head to give in passing over an obstruction, and .a spring/to bring it back to the-proper position as soon as the obstruction has been passed. O is a bar, extending across the rake below the forward endsvof the long V4parts e1 of the rake-teeth a little inthe rear of the beam D. This 'bar is attached to and supported by the lower end of vthe bent leverI P, which is pivoted to suitable supportsjust above the blocks F, as shown. The forward 'end of the lever P extends forward into such a position as to be reached and operated by the driver. [R is a chain, the upper end ci' which is attached to the forward endoi` the lever P, and its lower end is attached to the bar K of the divider. The chain R is of such a length that when the teeth 'E are in contact with the ground, the divider will be held suspended at such a height as to clear the spread hay. ,But when the teeth are raised, by lowering the 'forward end 4of the lever P to discharge the collected hay from the rake, the divider will be lowered so as .to come in contact with the ground and divide or separate the spread hay as before described. S is a weight suspended fromthe rear end of the lever l?, and is of such a weight as to a little more than balance the divider, so that when the parts are left freev the said divider will beheld suspended andthe teeth of the rake be in contactwith the ground. v i

Having 'thus described my invention, I claim as nc'w, and desire to secure by Letters Patent`l A The combination of the divider J, K, L, M, N, chain It, or equivalent, lever l?, teeth E, and frame' ofthe d described and for the purpose set forth.

JOHNl I. MUNROE.

Witnesses: y

SPARROW Hoeren, Crans TAY. 

